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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis and fulminant type I diabetes in a patient with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Brandon Matthew Davis, Isaac Fordjour, Michael Chahin, Avirup Guha

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis: a historical and comprehensive review.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brandon Matthew DavisMedicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA brandon.m.davis08@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-1636
Isaac FordjourMedicine, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Michael ChahinHematology and Oncology, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9371-0252
Avirup GuhaCardiology, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Augusta University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A woman in her mid-60s presented to the hospital due to a history of nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, dyspnoea on exertion and polyuria. She was receiving medical therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer and recently initiated immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) immunotherapy. Investigations revealed lab results consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), elevated cardiac biomarkers, multiple cardiac arrhythmias and reduced ejection fraction on transthoracic echocardiogram. Cardiac catheterisation showed non-obstructive coronary arteries.The patient was diagnosed with an ICI-associated myocarditis and type I diabetes due to recent initiation of the ICI durvalumab. She was treated with the institutional DKA protocol and received corticosteroid therapy for drug toxicity according to guidelines. She was discharged with marked improvement in symptoms. The patient had good recovery after discharge with further investigations showing improvement in her cardiac ejection fraction on cardiac MRI. She remains on medical therapy with an insulin regimen for diabetes management.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetic KetoacidosisLung NeoplasmsMyocarditisFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCardiovascular medicineDiabetesImmunological products and vaccinesLung cancer (oncology)

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PMID37586752
PMCPMC10432678
OpenAlexW4385880889

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